Leaked Photos of Next-Generation 'iPhone 6s' Show Only Minor Internal Differences

[patent10021]

Ugh, no to both.

The illuminated logo fine but what do you have against removing the Home button? Or why are you fond of a Home button? There certainly isn't a reason to like it unless you like to be stuck in the past because current touch tech can provide the same functionality.

You might find it interesting to know that SJ wanted the home button gone from day one for the same reason he didn't want a keyboard like BB. After all the device is indeed meant to be 100% touch and eventually all devices will be 100% that. That's the whole point of the tech!

The current Apple and other companies prefer planned obsolescence though. If Steve were around it probably would've been gone by iPhone 6 because he would've made it happen not like the current puppets.

 

[Brien]

It seems like this iteration of iPhones will be almost impossible to tell apart, at least for the same-colored ones. You can tell the difference really easily between the iPhone 5 and 5s with the Touch ID ring and different colors, and you can tell the difference between the iPhone 4 and 4s (not as easily) with the antenna breaks and mute switch placement. Things might go back to the iPhone 3G and 3GS where the only difference in the outside was the letters on the back.

Nah... they'll add the rumored rose gold color option, and everyone will buy that version so they can show off that they have 6S vs. a 6.

See: gold iPhone 5S, white iPhone 4S popularity.

 

[Andres Cantu]

Nah... they'll add the rumored rose gold color option, and everyone will buy that version so they can show off that they have 6S vs. a 6.

See: gold iPhone 5S, white iPhone 4S popularity.

Good point, though if I recall correctly, there was a white iPhone 4 at the same time as the white iPhone 4s.

 

[Will22]

Your statement also didn't just state the G6 which came out a few months ago (maybe then you'd have a point, but how could Apple fall behind with a 2 month old phone!); you said Apple was falling behind (how?). This is a complete utter farce.

As for the Note 4 and G4 :YOU ARE WRONG. Completely utterly wrong. Resolution is not a better photo. Got that bud.

This is an actual photography related site (not a phone site, they are well known for reviewing cameras, even high end ones, so they're not biased), which reviews smart phones.

http://connect.dpreview.com/post/7285707615/dpreview-recommends-best-smartphone-cameras

The G6 which just came out is has the best photo quality for a mass market phone (though it is not the best one out there, the Panasonic is better), but that certainly was not the case for the other Samsung phones which are also rated on this site (Note 4, G4,G5, whatever). They got beat by every other Iphones, even those that came before them. Still, the Iphone 6 is still considered the smart phone camera with the best all around performance.

By the time the Iphone 6S comes out, I expect again the Samsung phone will be beat again, as usual.

First I'm not 'your bud' I don't even know you but I'm sure your just another apple fanboy that thinks apple are better. Your post doesn't make sense, what is this G6?

I was quoting the phones that I own and have used and I'm not blind or stupid enough to think that the iPhone 6 camera is better.

The link you gave in your post also give the Samsung S6 and Note 4 a higher score, so are you saying they wrong?

Btw I hope the iPhone 6s camera is better than the others because I plan on getting it.

 

[silvetti]

Yes the majority doesn't want a notification light just like the majority didn't want a phone bigger than 3.5 inches.

That's where you are wrong.
The majority did want the bigger screen and they did get it.

 

[Shirasaki]

That's where you are wrong.
The majority did want the bigger screen and they did get it.

And I think our majority and their majority, could possibly be different.
In my frequently visited places, I can see more people use large screen phones and they Don't need notification LED because no notification will be missed since they use phones almost all the time.

 

[C DM]

You can turn on your flash for that: http://www.imore.com/how-to-turn-on-led-notification-light-iphone

Unfortunately that's not the same thing at all.

 

[C DM]

so we all know next iphone look like
skip watching event in fall.

dont go invitation ok

Except it's much more than just about the looks.

 

[kalsta]

Omg did Apple really not get the hint about those ugly ass antenna lines

Probably because 99% of the folks who bitched about them bought one anyway.

Of course we did. The lines are ugly, but not ugly enough to deny myself a much needed upgrade from my old 3G!

 

[mattoligy]

Of course we did. The lines are ugly, but not ugly enough to deny myself a much needed upgrade from my old 3G!

I didn't! Kept my 5S...

 

[Shirasaki]

Yes the majority doesn't want a notification light just like the majority didn't want a phone bigger than 3.5 inches.

Size is still a controversial topic. Saying majority, in my point of view, in here might not be proper.

For example for me, using a large phone is ok, and I prefer large size and large canvas.

 

[JackieInCo]

In all these years, i've only skipped one iPhone release and that was the iPhone 5. The next iPhone may be the second one.

 

[JackieInCo]

I'm thinking Apple will do enough with Force Touch that you will care about it. Hardware is nothing on its own, but when you add good software to utilize it ...


Force Touch & (likely) split screen multitasking - it looks like a worthwhile upgrade to me! Hopefully the optical image stabilization will be included on all phone sizes as well ...

I've had the ability to do split screens on my Note 4 and Surface Pro 3 and have yet to actually use the feature in over six months.

 

[Will22]

You can turn on your flash for that: http://www.imore.com/how-to-turn-on-led-notification-light-iphone

You call that a notification light? That is as useful at being a notification light as my iPhone 6 is at being a tablet.

 

[JustThinkin']

I've had the ability to do split screens on my Note 4 and Surface Pro 3 and have yet to actually use the feature in over six months.

I don't use it on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (7.0) either, but then I rarely use that tablet at all anyway.

But I have a very specific use case for it on iOS, and I'm looking forward to seeing it. I want to run video in each screen concurrently.

 

[wordup60]

A missed opportunity to fix the mind-bogglingly stupid placement of the sleep/wake button in the 6/6+.

The "it's on the side so you don't have to change your grip when you turn it on/off" argument makes zero sense. If you're turning it on or off you are already changing your grip / picking it up / pulling it from your pocket.

On the other hand, you keep turning off your phone when you just meant to change the volume, because the button is exactly where you'll brace with your thumb on the other side.

I still can't believe Apple made so basic a UX mistake. It's more worthy of Samsung.

 

[wordup60]

You call that a notification light? That is as useful at being a notification light as my iPhone 6 is at being a tablet.

It would be nice if you were a bit more helpful (like joegolo tried to be) rather than snide.

My understanding is that the notification light on Samsung phones comes on when a message is received, and then stays on. So you can tell with a glance at your locked phone whether there's a pending message for you. If that's correct then the watch wouldn't make a good notification light either.

Personally, I doubt it would be useful for me as it would likely just be on all the time.

 

[C DM]

A missed opportunity to fix the mind-bogglingly stupid placement of the sleep/wake button in the 6/6+.

The "it's on the side so you don't have to change your grip when you turn it on/off" argument makes zero sense. If you're turning it on or off you are already changing your grip / picking it up / pulling it from your pocket.

On the other hand, you keep turning off your phone when you just meant to change the volume, because the button is exactly where you'll brace with your thumb on the other side.

I still can't believe Apple made so basic a UX mistake. It's more worthy of Samsung.

When I'm using it one handed I don't have to do anything to turn the screen on or off as far as adjusting my grip, just use my thumb. Not sure where the lack of rationale fits in there.

I understand some people run into some issues with the volume buttons in relation to the power button, but that doesn't mean that most do or that it's some sort of a "failure".

 

[C DM]

It would be nice if you were a bit more helpful (like joegolo tried to be) rather than snide.

My understanding is that the notification light on Samsung phones comes on when a message is received, and then stays on. So you can tell with a glance at your locked phone whether there's a pending message for you. If that's correct then the watch wouldn't make a good notification light either.

Personally, I doubt it would be useful for me as it would likely just be on all the time.

It blinks, can can be set to a different color and different pattern (usually) for different alerts. It's also usually a smaller non-flash LED, so you can see it when looking at the phone, but otherwise its not really intrusive (unlike the iPhone LED that is there for flash purposes and for accessibility purposes basically).

 

[Richardgm]

I didn't! Kept my 5S...

I didn't. I kept my 4S. Looking at the S6 Edge closely, too.

 

[Plymouthbreezer]

A better camera is always welcome news... although I wish it would go back to being flush; even with a good case, gunk and lint always accumulates in the camera lens area.

 

[Roykor]

Your kid looks still like a human being. It must be a failure and boring for you too.

I am sorry. Am i hurting your blessed "Apple is awesome" brain?

 

[wordup60]

When I'm using it one handed I don't have to do anything to turn the screen on or off as far as adjusting my grip, just use my thumb. Not sure where the lack of rationale fits in there.

When you turn the screen off, it's most likely to put the phone down/away, in which case you're changing grip anyway. When you turn the screen on, it's most likely because you've grabbed the phone from somewhere, and a grip change is not going to be a problem.

I've yet to hear a convincing scenario where not having to change grip in order to turn the phone on or off is a requirement.

Even then, if the button had stayed on top, one could turn it on or off with the index finger with no grip change on the 6 and only a minor adjustment on the 6+.

Bottom line, they introduced a constant and annoying UX problem to solve a nonexistent one. The rationale seems reasonable on the surface, but doesn't hold up to scrutiny.

 

[C DM]

When you turn the screen off, it's most likely to put the phone down/away, in which case you're changing grip anyway. When you turn the screen on, it's most likely because you've grabbed the phone from somewhere, and a grip change is not going to be a problem.

I've yet to hear a convincing scenario where not having to change grip in order to turn the phone on or off is a requirement.

Even then, if the button had stayed on top, one could turn it on or off with the index finger with no grip change on the 6 and only a minor adjustment on the 6+.

Bottom line, they introduced a constant and annoying UX problem to solve a nonexistent one. The rationale seems reasonable on the surface, but doesn't hold up to scrutiny.

Why should I change my grip to do something one handed? To put my phone away or pick it up and use one handed I don't change my grip and can easily do it with one hand. I'm not sure where the change of grip comes into that or should come into that. No inconsistency exists whatsoever. Many phones have been doing this for a long time now and it's actually been more of a standard to have it on the side than the top. You might not like it for one reason or another that is personal to you (and same might certainly apply to some others) but that doesn't mean there's some actual flaw or something that wasn't thought out (especially by many manufacturers for years now too).

 

[rowdt1]

Why do so many people hate the antenna lines? It's grown on me and I really wouldn't want my iPhone to go without. Else it'd look like a glorified iPod Touch IMO. Nah, thanks.